Top for furniture.



E. OHNSTRAND.

TOP FOR FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1,1913.

Patented July 17, 191.7.

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,lENOCH OHNSTRAND, OFSYRACUSE, YORK, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. STEEL FURNITURECOMPANY, OF SYRACUSE. NEW YORK. A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TOP FOR FURNITURE.

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Specification of LetterslPatent.

Patented July 1W, T913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ENOCH OHNSTRAND, of Syracuse, in the county ofOnondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and usefullmprovementin Tops for Furin order to'simulate a wooden constructi0n.

- To these and other ends the invention consists in certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the tableembodying the present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line a;-a, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of one corner of the top;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of one of the corner pieces;.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of another embodiment in which the curvedcorners form parts of the front and rear side strips;

' Fig. 6 is a section on the line b-b Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of still another embodiment in which the sidestrips abut at the corners;

Fig. 8 isa section on the line 0c Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe tie piece.

Referring moreparticularly to the draw ings, 1 indicates a table whichmay be of any suitable; construction for sup orting the improved top.The latter pre erably comprises abase 2 formed of sheet metal ofsuitable thickness and having its edges turned downwardly at 3 toprovide suitable flanges which serve for securing the retainin means forthe covering 4:, the latter being any suitable veneer, such, forinstance, as linoleum.

The retaining means for the covering preferably embodies strips 5secured along each side of the top to the flange 3. Each of these stripsis preferablyin the form of a bronze casting having an inwardly-turnedflange 6 along its lower edge formed with a seat 7 'which cooperateswith the lower edge of one of the flanges 3. Also projecting from theinner face of the strip 5 is a flange 8 which forms ashoulder 9 lying ina plane with the top surface of the base 2 and serving to support aportion of the cov ering 4 which projects beyond the base 2. There mayalso be formed on the strip 5 an upwardly and inwardly turned flange 10lying above the shoulder 9 and overhanging slightly the covering 4:, itsfree edge being rather sharp so as to engage firmlywith the covering toprevent the formation of a crevice for thecollection of dirt. Theretaining strip maybe secured to the flange 3 in any suitable manner butit is preferred to employ a rib 12 extending from the inner face of thestrip and. having screw threaded openings for engagement by screws 13which are first passed through the flange 3. The ends of this rib may beslightly concaved so that proper contact may be established between itand the flange 3 in order to engage firmly the clenching projection 10with the covering 4:.

In all of the illustrated embodiments of the invention, the side stripsare the same but the corners are secured together differcntly. Owing tothe fact that it is impossible to accurately drill the openings in theflanges. of the base so that the abutting end portions of the stripswill match perfectly, means is provided in each of the illustratedembodiments'for effecting a proper matching or registering of the endsof the strips.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 4-, this result is obtained by theprovision of a separate corner piece 151 which is formed with theshoulder 9, the rib 12 and the in wardly-turned flange 6. It also has,at each end, two integral projections 15 and 16 ex tending beyond theends thereof from points between'the shoulder 9, the rib 12 and theinwardly-turned flange 6, the widthof these projections corresponding tothe distances between these parts, so as to fit snugly between the sameparts on the abutting strips. In this way, the corner piece 14 is heldin place by these projections Without the use In the embodiment of the.invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the front and rear strips of the topare provided at each end with a laterally turned extension 17 whichbends about a corner of the top and abuts the end of the strip attheadjacent end side of the top. To hold the abutting parts in matchedposition or alined, an alining piece 18 is provided in the form of ametal block which projects into the space between the rib 12 and theinwardly-turned flange 6. Ofcourse, this look bridges the joint betweenthe two retaining strips.

.In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 7 to 9 a rightangledcorner is formed by beveling the ends of the two strips. The alinementbetween the two strips is maintained by the provision of a right angledpiece 19 which bridges the joint at the corner and extends into thespaces on both strips formed between the ribs 12 and the inwardly-turnedflanges 6.

A top constructed in accordance with this invention can be madeinexpensively from sheet metal and its edges made to simulate woodwhile, at the same time, providing a strong and durable construction.The retaining strip supports the free edge of the linoleum and engageswith the flange on the base in such a manner that movement of saidstripon the flange is prevented, and at the same time, the clenchingprojection may be drawn firmly into engagement with the edge of thecovering, this latter result being due to the fact that the projectionorflange 8 permits the upper edge of the retaimng strip to swing inwardlyslightly until the bolts or screws firmly draw the edges. of theconcaved rib in firm abutment with the downwardly-extending flange ofthe base.

What I claim as my invention and d'e'sir to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A top for furnltrtre comprising a base having a downwardly-turnedflange, a covering supported on the base, and a covering retaining-stripabutting the outer face of the flange, havin ashoulder engaging the freeedge of sai flange, a shoulder in the plane of the top face o flthe basesupporting an edge of the covering and a portion projecting abovethetop" of the base and protecting the edge of the covering.

2. .In atop for furniture, the combination with a base having 'adownwardly-turned flange, and a covering supported on the base, of aretaining-strip or the covering having an inwardly-turned flange alongits lower edge engaging the'lower edge of the flange on the base, ashoulder having a face in a plane with the top of the base to support anedge of the covering and a portion projecting upwardly and turninginwardly above the shoulder to protect the edge of covering.

3. A top for furniture comprising a base having a downwardly-turnedflange, a covering supported on said base, and a retaining strip havingan inwardly-turned flange along its loweredge formed with a seatengaging the downwardly-turned flange on the base, a portion projectingupwardly above the base to protectthe edge of the covering, a concaverib between the lower flangeand the upper. projection to engage thedownwardly-turned flange, and screws passing through thedownwardly-turned flange and the concave rib.

4. A top for furniture comprising a base. a covering supported on thebase, retaining strips for the covering abutting at their ends and eachhaving a shoulder in a plane with the top face of the base to supportthe covering near its edge and also having a longitudinally extendingchannel on its inner face, and an alining piece fitted into thelongitudinally extending channels of the two strips.

5. A top for furniture comprising a base, a covering supported on thebase, and retaining means for the covering embodying two strips securedto the base and formed with channels on their faces that are opposed tothe base, and an alining piece fitted in the channels across the jointof the two strips.

6. A top for furniture comprising a base, a covering sup orted on thebase and retaining means or the covering embodying two angularlyarranged strips secured to the base-and having beveled abutting ends,the'faces of the strlps o posed to the base being grooved, and ang edalining pieces fittin in the grooves of the strips and bridging t ejoihtbetween them.

ENOCH OHNSTRAND. Witnesses:

HARoLn H. SIMMS, Gannon W. Coorsn.

